Legal Opinion
Thies v. Mutual Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 24, 1896No. 2287PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. W. D. Harris.
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, Associate Justice.
— This suit was filed by appellant on the 19th day of February, 1894, to recover from appellee $1000 on a policy of insurance executed and delivered by it on the life of Charles Thies,. the husband of plaintiff, bearing date September 18, 1893, and also for twelve per cent damages allowed by the statute for refusing to pay loss, and for $200 attorney’s fees.
The defen dent plead (1) the general issue, and (2) specially that the policy was issued and based on the written application of Charles Thies, dated September 18, 1893, wherein he agreed that the answers given by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. RaddinSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. LuchsSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Washington Life Insurance v. HaneySupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
- Lebanon Mutual Insurance v. KeplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
- American Life Insurance v. MahoneMississippi Supreme Court · 1878
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- Reppond v. National Life Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Southern Ins. Co. v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark v. Universal Credit Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Royal Neighbors of America v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Great American Life Ins. Co. v. DearingCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
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